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Date:         Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:53:52 -0000
Reply-To:     "Jason M. Yasment" <vanagon@NYCAP.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Jason M. Yasment" <vanagon@NYCAP.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: shift lever broke
Comments: To: Dave Stratton <dave@MTBA.ORG>
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Is there a generic lever that would fit in there? Any sort of any 4-speed Muncie type lever?

Jason M. Yasment

----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Stratton <dave@MTBA.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 10:18 PM Subject: Re: shift lever broke

> Per and other shiftless ones: > > Dang, I hate it when things go like this. Right again. This morning I > located a yard that had a parts vanagon I could get the shifter from for $30 > if I pulled it. No problem. Except that once I had it out and could > inspect it guess what, right, I loosened the set screw on the collar, slid > it up and lo and behold a stress mark right where the old one broke. I gave > the guy $15 and now I need to locate a new one. I've tried every dealer in > MT to no avail. Several said they could order the part but It would take > about 10 days and cost about $89 plus shipping. > > Anyone know of a dealer or someone with parts that might have one on hand > and hopefully a little less spendy. > > Thanks > Dave Stratton > Great Falls, MT > 87GL > --------------------------------------- > Per wrote: > Dave, what I would do is get a used lever to get the car going, and then get > a > new one to replace if/when the used lever breaks. Why, you might ask? You > know, > your lever broke, my lever broke, and some other guy's lever broke. Don't > you > think there is a possibility the used lever you get will break too? I did, > and > that was my approach when dealing with this, so I got a new one. I paid > about > $80 for it a year ago, here in Norway. That was on my previous Syncro, so > maybe > I should check the lever on the Syncro I know own, and maybe get a new > lever, > and wait for the old to break. Remember, the Syncro and 4-speed shares > lever, > the 5-speed is different. >


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